A community gives you the energy to come out of your echo chamber or silo or isolation, or whatever image you prefer.

Once more, it’s that time. My collection of observations, oddities, and other tidbits. If one doesn’t do much for you, maybe the next one will. 

Pastoral burnout is hardly breaking news. For years I’ve seen all sorts of troubling data about the high percentage of ministers stepping away from their

Apparently I don’t really know what the word “wooly” means. Dictionaries tell me it means vague and confused.  I’ve always liked the word wooly. I

I remember when it was considered a good idea for churches to look and feel like shopping malls, a place where 1990s people felt comfortable

Iowa’s presidential caucuses, last January, were a non-event. On the Republican side, the only question was could any candidate pose a realistic challenge to Donald

I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the French Revolution. I’m sure it’s been keeping you up at night, too. Please don’t stop reading!  As

When the writers or the Board of the Reformed Journal gather, we usually spend a bit of time rehearsing the illustrious and uneven history of

Just before gametime, a young football player received notice that his father had died unexepectedly. Given the tragic circumstances, his coach told him that no